Democracy Sausage: Gas, gambling and governance

Have gas companies captured both major parties on energy policy? Why won’t Labor ban gambling advertising when 80% of Australians support it? And why do universities have governance structures that lack basic accountability mechanisms found in well-run companies?

Senator David Pocock is an independent Senator for the Australian Capital Territory, elected in 2022 and re-elected in 2025.

Dr Marija Taflaga is the Director of the ANU Centre for the Study of Australian Politics and a Lecturer at the ANU School of Politics and International Relations.

Mark Kenny is the Director of the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the University after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times.

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